Downing Street
noun
: the British Prime Minister or the British government
Downing Street and the White House are currently discussing the issue.
Note: The term Downing Street comes from the address of the official home of the British Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street in London.
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Windsor was also the site of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit last week, before Macron traveled to London to attend a summit at Downing Street and deliver a speech to parliament.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a plenary at the UK-France Summit, in Downing Street, London, on day three of the President of France Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Like millions of Gen Z, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak spent the last year on the job hunt, after voters ousted him from 10 Downing Street following a landslide electoral defeat for his party.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Traveled to London at the behest of Margot Asquith, wife of the prime minister where the designer presented his collection at a tea at 10 Downing Street, which was deemed unpatriotic and unfair to British trade.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a plenary at the UK-France Summit, in Downing Street, London, on day three of the President of France Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Like millions of Gen Z, former British prime minister Rishi Sunak spent the last year on the job hunt, after voters ousted him from 10 Downing Street following a landslide electoral defeat for his party.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Traveled to London at the behest of Margot Asquith, wife of the prime minister where the designer presented his collection at a tea at 10 Downing Street, which was deemed unpatriotic and unfair to British trade.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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“Downing Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Downing%20Street. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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